Date: November 19, 1943
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World War II: United States Army Air Forces bomber aircraft accidentally cause more than 900 civilian deaths, including 209 children, and 1,300 wounded among the civilian population of the Belgian town of Mortsel. Their target was the Erla factory 1 kilometre (0.62Â mi) from the residential area hit. Date: April 5, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia…
World War II: Imperial Japanese Navy forces complete the evacuation of Imperial Japanese Army troops from Guadalcanal during Operation Ke, ending Japanese attempts to retake the island from Allied forces in the Guadalcanal campaign. Date: February 7, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 7 📅 Events on this day in…
World War II: The Wehrmacht starts a three-day retaliatory operation targeting several Greek villages in the region of Viannos, whose death toll would eventually exceed 500 persons. Date: September 14, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 14 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
World War II: United States Army Air Forces bomber aircraft accidentally cause more than 900 civilian deaths, including 209 children, and 1,300 wounded among the civilian population of the Belgian town of Mortsel. Their target was the Erla factory 1 kilometre (0.62Â mi) from the residential area hit. Date: April 5, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia…
Italian-American anarchist Carlo Tresca is assassinated in New York City. Date: January 11, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 11 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Bamber Bridge Mutiny: US Military Police Clash with Black Soldier June 24, 1943Allied Conquest of…
World War II: After eight days of brutal house-to-house fighting, the Battle of Ortona concludes with the victory of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division over the German 1st Parachute Division and the capture of the Italian town of Ortona. Date: December 28, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 28 📅…